Pastor's Letter
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation presents Valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker delivering her speech to her classmates even though she is non-speaking autistic. She finds Helen Keller and Mister Rogers to be her heroes and charges her fellow graduates to "Be the Light--Life is for Service!" She goes on to share her life mission.
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
Read more: MEDITATION 672: Life is for Service--Be the Light" (5/16/2022)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation presents David Whyte reflecting on "Solace."
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
Read more: MEDITATION 668: David Whyte: "Solace" (5/11/2022)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation presents a powerful reflection on Models of Motherhood. You might particularly enjoy the picture of his own mother banging her walker as she stormed out of church protesting what the priest just said.
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
Read more: MEDITATION: Matthew Fox shares Models of Motherhood (5/9/2022)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation is a reflection by Carrie Newcomer who invites us to take a closer look at nature. She summarizes: "somehow I am always drawn back to small daily wonders, beckoned close where I can smell the earthy ground, close enough to hear the whisper of wings and see most subtle shapes and repeating patterns."
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
May is Asian and Pacific Heritage Month celebrating the contributions of Asian And Pacific Islanders to our culture and our lives. Today's Meditation is a poem by Craig Santos Perez, an indigenous Pacific Islander poet, "Love in a time of Covid 19." The poet says it was inspired by Pablo Neruda's "Love Sonnet XVII." We also salute those who are celebrating Cinco de Mayo!